Opinion

BBC Africa Daily Caught up with Dr. Edna of Somaliland

Editor II - July 7, 2023

Over the past six decades, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail has been a nurse and midwife. She has spent her life fighting for maternal health...

Witness History: The Somali Pilot Ordered to Bomb his own People in Hargeisa

Editor II - June 21, 2023

At the end of May 1988, rebels from the Somali National Movement launched a series of lightening attacks on cities in northern Somalia -...

Questions And Answers with Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu.

Staff - October 18, 2022

Minister Wu took questions from pool of international media reporters in Taipei on October 12th, 2022. The session was moderated by Catherine Y.M Hsu,...

Editorial

Tribute to the Late Professor Mohamed Saeed Gees: A Physicist Who Became a Leader

Staff - September 1, 2025

By Dr. Jamal Ali Hussein At dawn, on August 24th, 2025, after finishing my morning prayers, I made my way to Boston’s Logan Airport. My...

Opinion

Building a United Somaliland: Why Tribalism Threatens Our National Development

Staff - August 14, 2025

By Mohammed A. Gaas Somaliland, a country which has restored its independence, has forged a remarkable path towards stability and self-governance in a region often...

Opinion

Somaliland’s Hidden Treasure: Can Minerals Fuel Prosperity or Fuel Conflict?

Staff - August 14, 2025

Introduction Somaliland, a self-declared but unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa, stands at a critical juncture. For three decades, it has defied the odds,...

Opinion

Trump’s Geo-Transactional Effort to Resolve the GERD Dispute Between Ethiopia and Egypt Confronts the Energy–Water Dilemma

Staff - August 9, 2025

On June 20, former President Donald Trump claimed on his social media channel, Truth Social, that the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was...

Opinion

Safeguarding Public Interest in Somaliland’s Market: A Call for Balanced Regulation

Staff - August 9, 2025

How Somaliland Can Leverage Public Protests to Strengthen Fair Competition and Inclusive Growth Introduction Somaliland’s constitutional commitment to a free-market economy, as enshrined in Article 11,...

Opinion

Somaliland’s Cities Are Growing But Where Are the Sidewalks?

Staff - August 4, 2025

After 32 years of self-declared independence, Somaliland has made remarkable progress in many areas peacebuilding, elections, and private-sector growth. Cities like Hargeisa, Burao, and...

Opinion